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nirvdrum 27 minutes ago [-]
It's an interesting idea, but it's hard to tell what the native parts are. The home page has a section titled "Native Targets" with an arrow icon that looks like it'd go to some docs, but appears to just be an icon. The running example is a straightforward responsive web page. The docs are centered around UI components for this tool and the lack of a Tree component really makes it look like this is a web framework.
Does it actually generate a native mobile or desktop application? I probably overlooked it, but I couldn't find an example app to build and experiment with locally.
victorriba 24 minutes ago [-]
Dowe generate a native mobile or desktop application no webview
hyperhello 17 minutes ago [-]
Very frankly, I’m assuming that you typed something sloppy into AI and asked it to make a big project and a big web page for it, and now you have little or no idea what it did, except that it strung programming concepts together.
digitaltrees 54 seconds ago [-]
So. It’s a high fidelity prototype. Evaluate the concept. The implementation can be improved.
revetkn 2 minutes ago [-]
Certainly looks that way to me.
digitaltrees 12 minutes ago [-]
I love this idea. I was working on a JavaScript dialect to make programming more approachable after watching non technical colleagues vibe coding. It was clear that learning programming concepts would make a world of difference
hyperhello 57 minutes ago [-]
If you can’t even make the web page yourself, what am I supposed to conclude about your web language?
victorriba 47 minutes ago [-]
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revetkn 14 minutes ago [-]
I can't be bothered to read a website that is so clearly AI generated with little to no polishing. What does that say about the rest of the project?
victorriba 10 minutes ago [-]
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steezeburger 48 minutes ago [-]
From the Github README:
> Dowe is a Rust compiler and runtime toolchain for building fullstack products from a unified, declarative source graph. Applications are authored in Dowe Source Format (.dowe), checked against explicit language and platform contracts, and lowered into the artifacts required by each selected target.
avarun 12 minutes ago [-]
How do people publish these websites that are full of Claude-isms and slop-writing and feel proud of themselves? A single cursory read of this page with fresh eyes would tell you that the page manages to communicate zero useful information, while also being written in a way that brings a bad taste to your mouth if you can recognize AI writing. Who is this for? Why would anybody want to try a project that has such little care and attention put into it?
And lest I be misinterpreted, this is not saying that you need to learn how to do frontend in order to create a programming language. Feel free to use AI to make your website, I don't mind at all. But ultimately the words on the page are for human consumption, and if I can tell that no brain cells were put into considering them, I'm not going to be interested in consuming them. Practical advice: once you've used AI to create your website, treat all of the copy on the page as filler equivalent to 'lorem ipsum' and rewrite it all in your own words. It will go a long way towards engendering trust in your project.
firasd 24 minutes ago [-]
This is a lot... is the web rendering just this framework in itself? Like this is a custom/new SSR solution?
victorriba 23 minutes ago [-]
Web render SSR, and native app on ios, android, no webview
firasd 16 minutes ago [-]
So the way this works is that we chose pre-defined Layouts and components right
victorriba 51 minutes ago [-]
dowe is a fullstack framework, server, web, desktop, ios, android one code base
hmokiguess 35 minutes ago [-]
forgot to add slop.
Dowe — A full-stack language for server, web, desktop, Android, iOS, *and Slop.*
Does it actually generate a native mobile or desktop application? I probably overlooked it, but I couldn't find an example app to build and experiment with locally.
> Dowe is a Rust compiler and runtime toolchain for building fullstack products from a unified, declarative source graph. Applications are authored in Dowe Source Format (.dowe), checked against explicit language and platform contracts, and lowered into the artifacts required by each selected target.
And lest I be misinterpreted, this is not saying that you need to learn how to do frontend in order to create a programming language. Feel free to use AI to make your website, I don't mind at all. But ultimately the words on the page are for human consumption, and if I can tell that no brain cells were put into considering them, I'm not going to be interested in consuming them. Practical advice: once you've used AI to create your website, treat all of the copy on the page as filler equivalent to 'lorem ipsum' and rewrite it all in your own words. It will go a long way towards engendering trust in your project.
Dowe — A full-stack language for server, web, desktop, Android, iOS, *and Slop.*